Yes, a domain name can be a trademark, but only if it functions as a brand identifier for a product or service. Merely reserving or registering a domain name with a registrar is not enough to establish trademark rights. To qualify as a trademark, it must be used as something more than just a web […]
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A business name is not necessarily a trademark. Merely using something as a business name does not count as “use in commerce” for a trademark. Business registration and/or internal use are not sufficient, either. To qualify as a use in commerce, the mark must appear on goods, labels, or in advertising that offer services to
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Anything that is not protected by copyright is in the public domain. This includes: Unprotectable subject matter (facts, information, ideas, methods, processes, inventions, titles, names, slogans, short phrases, common geometric shapes, familiar symbols, unoriginal compilations systems (e.g., ordering things alphabetically), works created by U.S. government employees, natural objects formed or shaped by natural forces without
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No. Copyright law does not protect titles and names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for the assignment of domain names. This is done through an accredited domain name registrar, not the Copyright Office.
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No. A band name cannot be registered as a copyright, because copyright law offers no protection for names, titles, slogans or short phrases. A band name might be protected as a trademark if it is used in commerce to identify the source of a product or service (such as musical performance services), but trademark registration
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Generally, no, the information in a copyright application is not private. Registering a copyright creates a public record of your claim. All of the information you provide in the application for registration will be available to the public. In some cases, it may be possible to request that certain kinds of personally identifiable information, such
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No. A title, name, slogan or short phrase is not protected by copyright. Coming up with a title, name, slogan or short phrase is not considered a sufficiently creative and expressive act to qualify for copyright protection. In some cases, a title, name, slogan or short phrase may be protected as a trademark if it
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